Twenty percent of the Mets' active roster is composed of international free agents that the organization originally signed, including starting shortstop Ruben Tejada and center fielder Juan Lagares.

The annual international signing period runs through next June, giving clubs an opportunity to recruit from a new pool of teenage prospects primarily in Latin America. Players must turn 17 years old by Sept. 1, 2015, to be eligible.

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